Donschot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as donscot in 1340. Likely a compound of dialectal don (“nearby”) and either schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔn.sxɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Don‧schot

Proper noun

Donschot n

  1. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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